[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING COACH ANN LUETKEMEYER-GULSHEN ON HER INDUCTION INTO THE 
                      MISSOURI SPORTS HALL OF FAME

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 10, 2018

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a constituent of 
mine, Coach Ann Luetkemeyer-Gulshen, on her induction into the Missouri 
Sports Hall of Fame on March 28, 2018.
   The fall of 1975 was an important year for Coach Gulshen. As she 
entered her senior year of high school in Eldon, she had the 
opportunity to play on the inaugural volleyball team, which would 
ultimately shape Coach Gulshen's entire future. After high school 
graduation in 1976, Coach Gulshen earned a bachelor's in physical 
education from the University of Missouri. A few years later into her 
career, she obtained her master's degree also from the University of 
Missouri. As the daughter of Vic and Jane Luetkemeyer, Coach Gulshen 
had been part of the Eldon community since her childhood. With strong 
ties to her community, it was a natural fit to come back to her 
hometown to begin her volleyball coaching career.
   Coach Gulshen's record is an impressive one that includes 29 seasons 
as a high school volleyball coach, 16 of those seasons being at Eldon 
High School and 13 at Camdenton High School. During her coaching 
career, she won 704 matches which led to being among the top five most 
winningest teams in Missouri state history. Coach Gulshen built Eldon 
High School's volleyball program into a winner and guided the Mustangs 
to eight consecutive final fours in Class 3 between 1986 and 1993. In 
1991, the Mustangs won the state championship. Under Coach Gulshen, 
Eldon High School won 16 conference titles and 15 district 
championships. In 1997, Coach Gulshen began teaching at Camdenton, and 
in 1998 she was asked to coach their volleyball team. From 1998 to 
2010, the Lakers won three district championships and four conference 
championships.
   Coach Gulshen set the teams up for success, pushing them to become 
teammates and not just individuals. She would encourage her teams to go 
on summer float trips, team camps, and any other team building 
activities. Throughout the years, she gained the respect of the players 
on her teams. Many of the players say Coach Gulshen helped prepare them 
for life's challenges and some of them have gone on to become coaches 
themselves. Coach Gulshen says: ``This (induction) is not about me. 
This is about them. All of them had a hand in it''. Throughout her 
coaching career, Coach Gulshen continuously had the support of her 
husband, Bart and sons Jay and Kyle.
   Please join me in congratulating Coach Ann Gulshen for all of her 
hard work and dedication that resulted in this induction into the 
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. This induction is well deserved.

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